Last Day of 2005!!

Last day of 2005 was a Sat... boss rotated work from this Sat to next Sat - so got a whole day off! THAT MEANS a WHOLE THREE DAYS LONG WEEKEND!!

wowowowo~~

Well, Sat afternoon actually just wandering around in Wan Chai area... Got 平井堅's CD mix (well, still haven't have time to listen to it - will have a review later on :)

Afterward had hotpot at home - together w/ yekini, CY & see fu *and of course mom* it's just feel so WARM to have close friends to get together for a HOME dinner on the last day of the yr - as i know this probably won't happen after CY leave next March.

Grateful they came, and we had a blast (ate sooo much!) hahahaha... Too bad jer couldn't join for dinner - but we went to watch Leon's 情義我心知(Moonlight In Tokyo) together (and kinda skipped the count down for 2006) :P

But it's okay.....

Anyway, I think 2005 had been indeed very good to me. I've friends and family with me all thesetimes - and at the very last day of the year. Although Grandma has past while I wasn't here - but she's with me all the time I know.

As my friend said on his MSN - whatever happened in 2005 has past.... don't look back 2005 as much - as it's time to look ahead for 2006~

:)

*Jan 2, 2006 02:21*

Last day of the Christmas 4-day long wkend...

So... today is last day of the 4-day x'mas wkend...

had so much fun on x'mas eve & x'mas day - on x'mas day went to friend's place to have a Big BBQ "party" (haha)... 3 of us tried VERY HARD to make some cookies as b-day gift for Ms. Kill Bill - but hahahaha.. it was a lot of FUN (and DOE) and turned out only the last batch work (XDDDDD)

cookies became muffin XDDDDDDDD

hehehehehehe...

and then the BBQ at nite was a lot of fun... Jer san took a whole bunch of videos and when watched again - just like "American Funniest movies" hahaha... oh oh oh, almost forget to mention, SOMEONE got DRUNK and became "kwan kung" (very red face) after ONE BOTTLE of Henekin...

wakakkakakakakakakaka

it's just great to have friends like these to spend the x'mas time with... afterall i've left ASAT for TWO whole years! Treasure a lot for the bond we've...

and for boxing day - just rest at home (and sleep A LOT)!! hahaha, just can't get myself out of bed until like noon (wow, go back to the typical holiday mode!) hehehehee...... eat and sleep more (never enough!!) hahahaa.. and finally did some housework (WOW) for the rest of the nite (come on, mom is coming back w/in 24 hrs!)

which also mark the end my "honeymoon holiday".... hahahaha... today (the last day of the long wkend) - well, i'll just do some "fine tunes" of the last bit of the housekeeping - and ACTUALLY NEED TO GET MY HEAD to do something for WORK....

anyway, it's a great holiday :)

Christmas Eve... A Happy & Warm one :)

So today is x'mas eve - boss is so nice - give us half day off (and since it's Sat - means NO NEED TO WORK!) hohohohohooh...

was thinking to sleep in - but then end up getting up pretty much the same time as usual (uh.. oh... b/c getting old and just couldn't sleep in!?) @_@ Anyway... went out had lunch w/ Yekini - as we're heading to Jay2U X'mas party (launch for Jay's official web - Jay2u) It was great to go to his concert (although not knowing much what he's singing), hahaha.... AND that we've stood for like THREE WHOLE HRS and he only sang for like TWO songs! V_V'' but it's okay, i felt like i'm a super fans like those in high school (i mean, i never done that even when I was back then)... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA

After that we went for tea (I just USED TO HAVING TEA so often in

the last few weeks! wakakkakaa), anyway, get lost in TakFok Plaza XD hahahaha... and finally we were on our way to TST for the Nutcracker show - i can't believe there were SOOOOO MANY ppl in TST area already (got stuck in traffic for more than an hr!!!!!) Anyway, the show started at ~19:45 - actually i had wanted to watch Nutcracker for many many years - just like one of the "traditions" for Christmas, you know..... never really get my lazy self to go - until this yr - as Yekini & Wittybb would accompany me! hehehehee... so i went to my first Nutcracker show... hmmm.. i think it's okay - i mean, i don't know much about ballet.. but the female Senior Principal Dancer Faye Leung is REALLY good - very soft her body is when she dance, and very "into" the character :) The only annoying thing is ppl at the back actually TALK during the show..... so ANNOYING! X_X

The show ended at about 22:00 - and it's just sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo packed in TST - ppl are ready for count down for x'mas (i never quite understand WHY in the world they count down for CHRISTMAS?! i mean, i understand ppl count down for the NEW YEAR, but CHRISTMAS?!) ANYWAY, Yekini & I were kinda tired so we decided to just go to Queen's Park (?what's the official name?! the park next to Prince Building)... Anyway, they've a winter fest there - so just took some MORE picts w/ Wittybb - as a typical TOURIST in HK :P hahahahaha

Got home at around 23:30... geez, i'm exhausted.... and i'll have a LONG DAY tomorrow :P Glad to went out today though - esp. w/ GREAT friends to do CHRISTMAS things together :)

"Make Festival" (Winter Fest)

Chinese always say that celebrating the Winter Fest is even more important than the Chinese New Year...

this year i'm spending it alone... i mean, it's okay, i know mom is enjoying her time... but it reminds me of grandma...

it has been almost 4 months since she left.... i mean, i think mom and i "get back to our life' pretty much... but for some reason i still remember her home #.... i don't think i've been to Chai Wan area since she left... i still remember last time when mom was out for a trip, or just not at home, i'll always just give her a call and swing by for dinner... keep telling her that my sis already got married last yr.... remembering how i call "ah poi, shui ming ah, open the door" whenever i arrive her place....

a lot.. a lot....

but then i seemed to forget how her voice sounds like...

I just miss talking to her on the phone :~(

P.S. Although mom isn't here, glad that yekini spent dinner w/ me tonite... thanks deeply for the company....

Sending Christmas Cards...

So, this year my schedule got totally screwed up when it comes to Christmas Cards - to me sending christmas card is JUST PART of the TRADITION for myself - especially to those whom i NEVER write throughout the WHOLE year - it's just another way to maintain those "loose tiers" and stay in touch for those whom i used to treasure a lot.

Unfortunately this yr i was in EU until beginning of Dec - AND went on trip again to China + mom left for Hawaii (so have to do housework! hahaha)... so never really have time to just sit down and do the cards (i still insist to write every single one of them - instead of printing them)... Anyway, time is running out and got to a point that i just wanna "give up" the idea of sending any out...

until i got a x'mas card in the mailbox the other day when i came back from work - i was exhausted (was like 9-ish?) and just checking the mailbox and see how may bills i've to take care - and huh-ha! there goes my first x'mas card - actually it's from one of my friend who's in HK - ha, we're seeing each other like at least once a month but then i can't remember when was the last time i got a x'mas card from her :P feeling very silly, but then at the same time it reminds me the "happiness" when the person on the other side receive the card....

so that nite i just spent the whole 3 hrs... ignoring my son (poor dude), to write out like 10 cards.... yeah, wasn't quite exactly the most wanted x'mas card list - but then, flip through all the address book i've - some contacts really HAVEN'T write forever!

Just hope to bring a little smile on the other side of the world :)

Christmas just isn't "complete" w/o sending the cards out - ha, even it's a bit late~~

Merry Christmas~~~~~

Movies Review: The Promise & Perhaps Love

So haven't watch movie in HK since like Aug and all of a sudden watched 2 movies in a row last week - well, not that they're some REAL good movie, just that have friends came back for the holiday and for them it's like watching a HK / Chinese movies in theatre is a MUST on their things to do in HK list :P so why not?! :)

Anyway, watched The Promise (無極) on Thursday (12/15) and Perhaps Love (如果‧愛) on Friday (12/16)

For The Promise - let's put it this way, definitely NOT my cup of tea. It suppose to have VERY GOOD CG (spent like a WHOLE BUNCH of $ on the visual effect) (to be exact 投資高達3億4千萬人民幣, filmed for 3 whole years) - but to me, the story itself just not GOOD - okay, it suppoes to be "fantasy" type of movie, but just filled with "laughable" place (like 張東健 ran like a speedyman or sth?! MY GOSH)..... and the story itself is incomplete! like what in the world is 滿神? if not she "appear" the whole story won't be there - yet in the story itself doesn't mention anything about what type of God she's.

Overall comment - just not my cup of tea - yes, the visual effect is "nice", but a bad movie is still a bad movie when it itself doesn't have a good story.... (also, Mr. Nich Tse's acting REALLY sucks.... always pretend he's "stylish).... @.@;;;

Then on Friday (12/16) watched Perhaps Love (如果‧愛) with Jacky Cheun (張學友), Zhou Xun (周迅) & Takeshi Kaneshiro (金城武) (alright, there's also Ji Jin Hee (池珍熙) but i think he's just.... not that necessary in the movie).... Anyway, a lot of musical, lots of dance - yet perhaps i'm not expecting much i think this turns out to be GOOD woh... ha, maybe i don't know much about musical i think it fits in "Okay"... and of course, with handsome Takeshi everything balance out (wakakakakkkakaa)

But seriously i think the story is good.. may not be anything "surprising".... but love story always works - together with a little bit of 悽美 i think most girl will buy :) my friend said it's a bit too long (also 2+ hrs) but i think it's alright....

Jacky's "你是愛我的" - when i first listen to it, felt a bit "overdone"... but after watching the movie kinda "accept" it a lot more..... :)

Probably that's another reason why i went w/ a girl friend for Perhaps Love and went w/ a guy friend for The Promise :)

Next one on the "to watch" movie agenda - Harry Potter 4 (yeah, HK won't show it until 12/22! *sigh*)

Wisdoms from a friend....

Had a brief "discussion (MSN) with one of my friend - I think I've only met this "friend"... ONCE (?) for all these yrs we've known each other?! Type of friend's friend / "hi-hi" on icq/msn list's friend... probably know each other's "daily" stuffs from each other's blog - yet never really talk to each other in depth...

so today one question just popped out my head (and at this time of the day not too many ppl on the list can I talk to)... anyhow, here's some very interesting things he's pointed out....

1. Don't guess...no implication, just let it be...


2. If things are planned to be happen, it will happen.. if no thing will be happen, nothing will happen.... just wait and see what has been planned to you...


3. Be patient, no expectation - the smartest audience of a movie is 'wait and see what will happen', if you think, if you expect, you'll be disappointed - especially for a girl...


4. Wisdom from the past: Do the things that opposite to what you want to do


5. you have been thinking toooooooo much

Suggestion - practice NOT TO THINK.. just WAIT...

what an interesting comment~~~~

Planning for ANOTHER trip...

so today went out to plan for our Macau trip - well, were thinking to spend a nite there but afterall the "saving" of day trip can be spent a LOT "wiser" in other things - so decide will just plan for a day trip instead - and spent a WHOLE afternoon to plan for ONE day trip - how "effective" that planning is!?

HA-HA!

but i think it'll be okay gae - ha, a LOT of FOOD i can just foresee... gosh :P we actually got a BOOK for it (i know it's a bit too much to buy a BOOK for MACAU!) hahaha..

really looking forward to - i mean, i know i shouldn't be, but then i'm excited :P the only thing is that i should have planned this during / right after the wkend - instead of heading out in the MIDDLE of the week - geez, i still have to work TWO DAYS before heading for the trip!!!!

and for some reason i know i'll be okay afterward woh :) it feels... different.... maybe i ain't expecting?

*just BEG that my coughing and fever & headache won't get WORSE in the next few days!*

also Pearl was showing LOTR2 tonight - i know i've watched it b4 but then - just get so addicted and watched the whole thing AGAIN - there i go - NO report done during the wkend....

OPS! :P

alright, i'll get up EARLIER tomorrow to "compensate" for the same :P

HA - HA

P.S. well, mom took off to Hawaii & will spend the x'mas w/ Ceci & Andy... hmmm.. no morning call tmr tim.... @_@''

Shopping Day.. (well, kinda) :P

so today i went out the WHOLE day w/ ah CY (yeah, don't have ANY jet lag as a "morning" call at 11:30... geez....)

anyway, ha, we spent a couple hrs at Langham Plaza to look for high heels (but turn out getting NONE b/c of my picky-ness!) hahahaha.... bought some skin cares (i need it la!)

Was thinking to knit a hat for Ovi's x'mas present - but after "consulting" w/ Dr. Love I decided probably it isn't the best idea (yeah, she's also my personal love consultant)... as i said in my friendster.. things are just a bit "complicated" and guess better to put it aside for now.

anyway, after that we went to Festival Walk as CY wanna buy a x'mas gift for her other half - okay, we'd spent like 3 hrs there but turn out still in the "thinking" stage.... hahahahahahah.. i guess that's the "fun" part of shopping?? :)

actually we didn't buy that much stuffs - i bought some cosmetic stuffs.. i don't think CY bought anything?! my gosh! XD (oh, okay, we had Cova ice-cream too!)

Afterwards we had Thai food in Kowloon city - it was great... I enjoyed so much hanging out together - and knowing her good news make me feel sooo touched, i mean REALLY touched - to know she'll be well taken care of, that she'll be happily ever after....

I know I'll definitely miss CY when she leaves.

Note from London, UK...

so i'm now in London office - yes, practically IN the office and PRETEND to be working SO HARD w/ my notebook (but writing blog instead!)

hahahahahahahahaha

well, I just want to say - i HATE it here in London office... okay, maybe i shouldn't use "1 bamboo to destroy the whole boat" (sth like that, u know what i mean), but man, ppl here can be REALLY annoying - they're so "nice", "smiling", "friendly".. blah blah blah.... but man, at the end i just feel they're too PRIDE of themselves and NOT to do anything CONSTRUCTIVE - they're TALKING and TALKING the whole time w/o getting anything accomplished!?!

Okay, maybe they've accomplished to be the KING of BS?!

*really bull shit*

and they kept saying US only has "US" in their own eyes - okay, i will not deny that's a "little problem" w/ the US culture - but at the same time, i feel like MY EDUCATION never teach me (and make me) look down on ppl - sterotyping them, trashing others to nothing and make ownself being the "superio"?

e.g. ppl in the US have no idea where in the world is Kenya; and the one who said this CLAIMS ppl in China / UK will aware the same

comment: okay, so ppl in US may not know, they don't know anything about AFRICA, but then why make a big fuss on that? i think this can happen ANYWHERE in the world - i'm SO sure so many of my DEAR FRIENDS IN HONG KONG don't know where in the world is KENYA?! Even in CHina?! ppl in UK knows - maybe b/c Kenya used to be colonized by the Royal country?

Another example: US's education is ONLY good for engineering/technology; for business - UK still the best and US has nothing to compare with

comment: oh wow, REALLY.... US is THAT BAD in Business huh? okay, so why in the world his boss will graudate from Harvard Biz school next April?

My point is, of course, i'm "proud" of my education, my views must be bias from many points of view - but i wouldn't say something like 'UK IS TERRIBLE in technology and worth nothing to go there for it" or things like that, u know what i mean?!

I TRIED very hard to respect w/ different cultures, different way of doing things - but then, i felt soooooo offended whenever one is saying their way of doing things MUST BE RIGHT and the way you do thing MUST be WRONG?! I can't imagine that ppl actually SAYING it OUT LOUD that they refuse to CHANGE, that they act with a PROBLEM in GENDER (being a female) and AGE (younger / junior) - in THE WORK PLACE!!

Of course they've their choice of ways to do things - I just think that's a bit outranges in the professional level - in today's world.

They think American all extremely rude - I consider myself as "American" in this sense - b/c we would rather be open up - doing SOMETHING w/o just BS-ing.

Ppl here just irritates me - I think i shouldn't be so childish to argue w/ them as afterall it's just their way of doing things...

*and now i understand/remember why i never fancy England - the atmosphere in Brussels is SO TOTALLY different - you can really FEEL the acceptance of different cultures over there - maybe i'm just "lucky" when i was there...

London Dec 1, 2005 12:55

Note from Budapest, Hungary...

so today is the 5th day i'm in EU - and last day i'm in Hungary.... totally out of the internet world as:

1. all meeting Friday - from 7am to 6pm - and slept TWELVE hrs once i returned to the hotel
2. Sight seeing ALL DAY yesterday (Nov. 26) - from 10am to 6pm (and slept again VERY EARLY) hahahhaa....
3. Their wireless connection in the hotel somehow doesn't work w/ my notebook @_@''

a few notes from last few days before my wireless pre-paid card ran out:

In Romania:

1. watched Elizabethtown... gosh, i don't think i'll ever watch this if i'm in HK (i don't think it can make it to the big screen in HK?!) the guy is cute though... (i think he's the guy from Lord of the Rings - the geniue?) *hahaha.. i think he kinda look like the cute version of jer san* hahahahhahaa... and i guess i shouldn't complain too much about the movie - as i ain't the one who's paying the ticket! and always nice to have someone to watch movie with :P
2. Drink SOO much in the last few days (Romanian / Hungarian - wine ALL THE TIME!)
3. eating 2 meals a day (too lazy to eat!?) maybe it's also the jet lag still?
4. went to bed terribly early (like 6/7ish?!) and got up around 7 :P

In Hungary:

1. Budapest is a beautiful city (but getting around - language for example, maybe not be the easiest)
2. understood a bit why ppl take off from work so early - it's SOOO Dark that 16:00 feels like 20:00!!!
3. how come they don't have internet connection in the room (for free?) getting online is soooo expensive - USD20 for 100 min! (but who cares?! it's not on my acct!) hahahaha
4. Travel alone is terrible - miss Bucharest TERRIBLY (okay, maybe not the place itself...)

so heading to Brussels, netherlands (town called Dorecht or sth)?! then UK... hmm... will be a lot of hard works (and MORE MEETINGS) in the coming wk - in some sense can't wait to go home lei..... (and maybe confirmation for someone visiting HK during x'mas time?!)

oh i doubt it... but i guess i shouldn't think too much for now~~

hopefully i can get back on the internet world easier when i go to the Western part of EU....

emily - Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 27, 2005 10:50am

Food Review - Dave's Treat of Xinjiang Fusion Dinner~~

OH i was soooooo "satisfied" from last nite dinner~~~ hahahaha... Finally get together with Mr. Busy and had Xinjiang food together - i haven't have Xinjiang food for a LOOOONNNNGGGG time... I especially like the Strong taste (w/ different herbes) - kinda like the Indian cusine's attraction to me... (well, the kind that i'm really fond on - but can only have one it once in a while if you know what i mean!!) anyway, the last time I had Xinjian food was probably w/ Casey!? anyhow, have a look of what we had last nite:

1. The first one is some "nan" with eggplant's paste... not my personal favorite.. for some reason the paste taste kinda sweet? i like chickpeas paste from Lebananese dishes more :P
2. Second one is Ding Ding stir fry - actually it's stir fry of "cube" shape noodles in xinjiang favor with a mix of veggies & meat - always LOVE that sweet & sour, not too spicy (just a touch) taste... very nice~
3. Tofu + Fish soap - Mr. Busy is very fond on seafood (remember i OVERRIDE his decision of seafood buffet??) hahahahha.. so we ordered some seafood some how XD
4. "BBQ" Chicken - there's Lamb also (not in pict) - LOVE that spice they put while BBQ-ing it.. YUMMMMMYYYYYY
5. last one - i don' tremember what exactly it's called - just a roll of chicken/lamb with a chiense dim sum wrapping (like those cha siu so skin)... hmm.. interesting try.. :P

ONLY complains is that the a/c there is VERY strong - most dishes cool down too quickly! next time when i go again i'll order dishes by dishes, not in one slot :P

AND after such a BIG meal (i was already so full) we went to Outback for CHEESECAKE! (haha, always room for DESSERT) and oh my gosh, i haven't have ANY cheesecake after my HORRIBLE experience in the Cheesecake factory last time in Chicago (back in Aug)... but this one is SUPER!

Suddenly LeAnn Rime's "how do i live w/o you" comes to my mind - don't get me wrong, i was just thinking: How do i live with GOOD food w/o my all time eating buddy Mr. Busy???? :D

hahahahahahahahhahahahhahahaa

Re: Oops + Lotto

my dear friend compare his chance of buying me a goodie w/ the LOTTO/JACKPOT - but do you REALLY think i need to think twice - if i REALLY have a choice between your offer & THE LOTTO/JACKPLOT?!

WAKAKKAKAKAKAKAKA...

some of my friends can really be so "cute" some time XDDDDD

hahahaaaaa..

talk about Jackpot, i was just talking to wittybb earlier... i'm not THAT greedy - just a lotto of HKD10,000,000 (US$12m) is "enough" for me... here's the distribution:

• 50% will be used for estate investment (my current one - save it as a house for mom - so she can go back whenever she wanted), then will get another 2 more modern one - 1 for me (and mom can stay over if she wants), and the other one for rental (as part of future income)...
• 30% will be used to get my master degree (ha, not in HK of coures, shall be enough for US, maybe?)
• 10% for mom (hahaha.. i hope she won't be mad about that - ONLY 10%)
• 5% for my baby sis Ceci & Andy
• 3% for charity (such as Po Leung Kuk in HK)
• 2% - spending / saving :D

hohohohohohohohoh~~

I need to wake up from this daydreams and come back to work hard.. hahahahaa

BirthdayS....

so another birthday...

i can't really recall what exactly happened in the last 27 b-days (haha)... let's see.. maybe i can trace back since i went to US?!

1. 1st birthday - sweet 16 it suppose to be... I think Catherine, Chee & Diana throw me a party or sth... with some gifts?! were Jee & Hyeon there?


2. 17th birthday... suppose to be @ Susan's!? but i can't remember what exactly I did... probably spent @ Genny's...


3. 18th birthday was with Jordi & Lisa.. oh, and Miu Lee...


4. 19th.. shall be w/ my sis in Boise... but what we did!? hmm.... haha...


5. 20th birthday.. shall be in Purdue! but that was a lonely one i remember... was "home (boise) sick"... RY called me and we had a LONG talk... totally weird when i look back now.... if i remember right Adley called that nite as well and have quite a long talk w/ him (and i think i was at vicky's!)!!
   
   well, i remember the first x'mas i went "home" (boise) they got me a birthday cake afterward.... yet it was probably not the best x'mas ever...


6. 21st - ha, this one was unforgettable, connie, james, geoff, kyle & other Waldron's ground floor gangs brought me to ALMOST EVERY BAR near campus!! and GOT SO DRUNK that i've to spent a nite at connie's Hawkin's place afterward (and got kicked out from boiler's room or sth!) hahaha!!!!!


7. 22nd - last birthday before i left US - had a big dinner at 3rd floor Marstella... can't remember much, just recall it from the pict...


8. 23rd - 1st birthday back in Hong Kong... wasn't even in ASAT... (was in Ngai Hing)... i only remember i've to work that day - and called back W. Lafayette @ TST...


9. 24th - was in ASAT already... what did I do!? probably went to k w/ Gerry, John, Jerro & Ken??!


10. 25th - CRAZY karaoke w/ PRIMARY SCHOOLMATES - and "candle nite" dinner at Stanley (oh my gosh, i almost forget this.. how could I!) hahahahahahahah


11. 26th.....???


12. Last birthday - on the exact date i can't remember what i did... just remember b4 Gerry & John bought me one of the weirdest "toy" - i mean, actually a BIRTHDAY GIFT! "OH MY GOSH" hahahaha (and they got me sth similar this yr) >=>


13. 28th birthday...

• Parcel from Ceci & Andy ~2 wks ago :DD hehehehehehheee
• Early celebration (b-day cake + Yum Chai) @ work...
• Pre-birthday weekend vacation w/ Yekini. Was a great getaway... had tons of fun....
• TOOK A DAY OFF on the day! hohohohohoh~
• Facial XD
• pick up THE RING mom got me... cool~~ :D
• Got stood up by stupid taiwanese Vince.... (don't even wanna talk about it)
• STUDY @ Pacific Coffee (1st time since my Mandarin class started like 2 months ago!) hahaha
• CLASS (but cut short for 30 min!) XD
• Hot Pot Dinner with Gerry & John @ Ling Kee TST
• Dessert @ Hui Lau Shan - and found $50 on the way out!!! woo~~ LUCKY day! hahahaha.. we tried to find a way to SPEND this $50 together but just found it's so difficult to spend $50 in HK! wakakakkakaka

In the coming week...

• Family dinner w/ goh's family tmr (11/15)
• Purdue's dinner on Thurs (okay, this has nothing to do w/ my birthday but it happened w/in +/- 1 wk so i'll put here anyway! hahaha)
• Dave's treat on Friday at Pasha - suppose to be seafood buffet last Thursday but Mr. Busy couldn't squeeze in the time, so, i "override" his seafood buffet decision and go to Xiangian food instead! yeah~~
  as I told many of my friends around - just NEVER argue w/ GIRLS as they ALWAYS WIN! wakkakakakakaa
• Big Crab dinner @ Hugo's (as from last yr's experience, shall have one "jointed" celebration w/ william...)... always wonder how Hilman is doing.. as all 3 of us have birthday w/in a wk!
• BBQ w/ Man Cher (alright, this has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO W/ my birthday... but ha, just another update - and hey, maybe my "HOPE" will be there >=>

I guess next birthday i'll remember what i did this yr (ha, if my blog is still active~~) :P

Well overall i don't really feel like it's my b-day today... but it's alright, i mean, got mixed feelings... "surprised" not to recieve some greetings (like genny's, always there for the last few yrs but not this yr?! hm....).... and totally surprised for some calls (like arthur's!!) anyhow... for some reason one thing kept popping out of my head today - "Tmr has to go back to work.. oh my gosh, it'll be so much stuffs waiting on the desk..."... don't even dare to chk work's email off station today...

X_X ain't sure if it's a good sign or not.. maybe i felt guilty to take a day off today!? but oh well, what the heck, tmr is another day... ;D at least i really got some REST this birthday - and so grateful to have a chance to have dinner w/ John & Gerry: 1st is that it's totally last min deal, 2nd is that - ain't sure if Gerry will still be in HK next yr for my birthday.. think she might be married and not in HK....

grateful to have buddies to hang out with, have several birthday wishes calls & ecards...

Birthday wishes... (wait, i guess i don't spse to say it loud here or it won't come true!) hahahaha... never mind then :P

tmr is another day (work)!

Childhood Games...

Came across appledaily today & found this list... haha, how many you've tried when you were young?! :P

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細 路 Game ： 票 選 55 低 B 童 玩 Yumiko 合 晒 合 尺
2005年11月09日

今 日 廿 幾 勾 各 位 ， 諗 番 起 細 個 時 冇 PSP 、 冇 電 腦 、 冇 手 機 玩 、 冇 密 集 過 明 星 課 外 活 動 時 間 表 ， 懷 疑 陣 時 間 究 竟 點 過 。 早 排 網 上 刮 料 時 ， 睇 到 有 網 友 Post 出 55 件 你 我 細 個 時 都 玩 過 無 聊 遊 戲 ， 同 事 們 就 同 大 部 份 被 訪 者 一 樣 ， 一 開 口 就 「 咁 無 聊 ！ 」 咁 鬧 ， 但 就 一 路 揀 ， 一 路 「 我 玩 過 ！ 我 跳 到 12 級 樓 梯 ！ 」 連 藝 人 細 時 都 玩 唔 少 ， 好 似 Yumiko 同 Mandy 都 愛 開 行 風 扇 ， 食 住 風 唱 合 尺 （ 粵 劇 術 語 ， 音 ： 荷 車 ） 。 令 我 突 然 醒 覺 ， 原 來 ， PSP 同 食 風 唱 合 尺 ， 本 是 同 源 。

55 大 童 年 必 玩 無 聊 Game

1. 震 音 與 風 ： 簡 直 爆 大 冷 ！ 原 來 好 多 人 都 試 過 對 住 風 扇 講 ， 把 聲 好 似 「 聲 音 經 過 處 理 」 咁 ， 重 可 以 校 唔 同 Level ， 震 音 程 度 ， 有 埋 秀 髮 飄 揚 效 果 ， 真 係 開 拍 MV 咁 ， 若 個 風 扇 曉 「 轉 」 ， 重 可 以 扮 Fade Out ！

2. 插 米 ： 抱 住 「 常 滿 」 紅 A 膠 米 桶 練 習 「 天 津 炒 米 」 或 者 「 鐵 沙 掌 」 。 往 往 隨 時 遇 上 阿 媽 藤 條 踢 館 ， 走 火 入 魔 武 功 盡 失 ！

3. 飛 拖 鞋 ： 拜 足 球 小 將 所 賜 ， 飛 拖 鞋 鬥 遠 是 為 屋 村 細 路 必 玩 項 目 。 先 燕 式 平 衡 再 發 力 踢 ， 沉 醉 「 猛 虎 射 球 」 世 界 。

4. 商 場 暴 走 ： 全 力 助 跑 4 、 5 米 然 後 先 跣 得 2 、 3 米 ， 其 實 過 行 路 搵 你 笨 。 所 以 根 據 進 化 論 ， 演 變 出 今 日 暴 走 鞋 。

5. 電 梯 倒 行 ： 超 級 危 險 遊 戲 ， 一 下 失 手 隨 時 浴 血 電 梯 上 頭 條 。 官 恩 娜 阿 哥 係 最 好 人 辦 。

6. 踩 影 ： 唔 知 邊 度 聽 到 人 話 俾 人 踩 中 個 影 會 黑 仔 衰 三 日 。 12 點 烈 日 當 空 最 好 玩 。

7. 踩 人 白 飯 魚 ： 白 飯 魚 ， 係 踩 ， 你 髹 得 愈 白 洗 得 愈 乾 淨 就 愈 易 成 為 眾 人 目 標 ！

8. 飛 墮 鹹 書 ： 後 樓 梯 偷 睇 鹹 書 ， 睇 完 重 要 撕 出 丟 落 街 。 ！ 儲 定 千 五 蚊 俾 人 罰 啦 ！ 　

9. 背 脊 貼 龜 ： 貼 時 記 得 要 用 張 長 膠 紙 ， 輕 輕 High 過 目 標 背 脊 。 大 力 拍 只 會 打 草 驚 蛇 。

10. 撩 鼻 屎 黐 落 牆 ： 好 唔 想 畀 佢 上 榜 ， 實 在 太 核 突 喇 。 奈 何 大 部 份 受 訪 者 都 陰 笑 自 己 有 玩 過 。 哎 ， 家 陣 傳 染 病 猖 狂 呀 ！ 　

11. 壁 虎 功 ： 屋 企 走 廊 或 房 門 練 習 ， 落 番 手 騰 腳 震 。

12. 飄 移 購 物 車 ： 超 市 必 玩 ， 但 如 果 唔 買 番 咁 上 下 貨 架 車 度 ， 小 心 翻 車 。

13. 鋪 紙 刮 大 銀 ： 課 本 、 練 習 簿 角 落 頭 總 有 一 兩 個 ， 原 來 大 家 早 就 領 悟 「 錢 滾 錢 」 道 理 。



14. 捐 地 鐵 出 入 閘 機 ： 明 知 過 三 歲 ， 仍 然 不 買 票 ， 好 多 人 都 做 過 ， 但 睇 怕 都 係 「 被 迫 」 。 　

15. 跳 梯 級 ： 跳 得 愈 多 愈 好 ， 愈 型 ， 街 訪 發 現 原 來 最 少 要 跳 到 8 級 至 叫 合 格 ， 厲 害 者 一 跳 10 級 ， 勁 過 玩 X-Game 。 　

16. 玩 水 喉 ： 洗 手 時 突 然 住 個 水 喉 搵 水 射 人 。

17. 濕 紙 巾 黐 天 花 ： 將 紙 巾 整 濕 撕 碎 丟 上 天 花 板 ， 等 佢 黐 住 個 天 花 或 者 跌 落 掟 中 死 對 頭 。

18. 彈 擦 膠 ： 用 間 尺 扮 搖 搖 板 ， 彈 起 擦 膠 。

19. 踩 階 磚 ： 地 下 有 階 磚 時 ， 特 登 隔 一 格 一 格 行 。

20. 白 粉 工 場 ： 用 間 尺 切 擦 膠 碎 ， 扮 「 白 粉 工 場 」 。 　


21. 射 橡 筋 ： 幾 條 橡 筋 一 齊 射 ， 睇 落 好 似 好 勁 ， 實 質 瞄 唔 準 。

22. 夕 陽 石 壆 ： 樓 梯 邊 石 壆 玩 溜 滑 梯 。 但 家 斜 石 壆 難 搵 ， 雷 同 跣 鐵 欄 都 係 沒 落 遊 戲 。

23. 白 鴿 轉 ： 捉 地 鐵 扶 手 轉 呀 轉 。

24. 燕 式 平 衡 ： 行 路 邊 凸 起 石 壆 或 者 花 槽 。

25. 裝 假 狗 ： 食 完 瑞 士 糖 將 粒 糖 紙 重 新 包 好 請 人 食 。

26. 自 閉 搣 牆 ： 搣 牆 上 牆 紙 或 者 乳 膠 漆 ， 阿 媽 發 現 必 死 無 疑 。

27. 阿 茂 整 餅 ： 用 間 尺 同 百 寶 貼 整 Pizza 。

28. 龜 兔 賽 ： 地 鐵 月 台 鬥 快 跑 。

29. 秋 高 放 膠 袋 ： 膠 袋 當 風 箏 放 。

30. 白 撞 ： 亂 人 門 鐘 後 速 逃 。

31. 咪 過 電 ： 塞 寶 貼 落 插 蘇 。

32. 霹 霹 啪 啪 ： 商 場 搭 電 梯 時 拍 拍 塊 防 撞 玻 璃 板 。

33. 圍 閹 ： 嘩 ！ 小 心 絕 後 。

34. 曬 ： 利 用 手 表 面 反 射 陽 光 。

35. 搶 爛 巿 ： 將 汽 水 罐 放 車 轆 前 ， 等 人 開 車 時 車 扁 佢 。 唔 通 想 同 執 罐 阿 婆 搶 食 ？

36. 精 神 分 裂 ： 屋 企 一 人 分 飾 幾 角 玩 煮 飯 仔 。

37. 吹 口 水 波 ： 經 歷 沙 士 ， 相 信 受 歡 迎 程 度 無 復 當 年 ！

38. 畀 人 ： 重 新 包 回 綠 箭 香 口 膠 的 包 裝 紙 ， 塞 番 入 去 請 人 。

39. 俄 羅 斯 粉 刷 ： 玩 俄 羅 斯 輪 盤 ， 將 沾 滿 粉 的 粉 刷 放 吊 扇 上 ， 一 開 掣 睇 粉 刷 飛 出 掟 中 邊 個 。

40. 丟 拖 鞋 ： 將 人 家 的 門 口 拖 鞋 丟 落 街 。

41. 水 彈 ： 最 常 載 有 尿 同 墨 水 。

42. 射 水 槍 ： 用 水 槍 射 街 上 途 人 。

43. 空 中 飛 人 ： 坐 鞦 韆 Fing 到 最 高 時 跳 出 去 ， 鬥 遠 。

44. 犯 校 規 ： 偷 偷 帶 玩 具 返 學 。

45. 搞 破 壞 ： 圖 釘 弄 穿 學 校 壁 報 。

46. 索 ： 將 舊 式 改 錯 水 附 送 的 天 拿 水 搽 上 手 ， 涼 冰 冰 。

47. 紙 蜻 蜓 ： 在 公 屋 天 井 中 放 紙 飛 機 或 紙 蜻 蜓 ， 鬥 慢 飛 到 落 地 。

48. 放 飛 機 ： 將 紙 碎 或 紙 飛 機 撒 落 街 。

49. 過 手 癮 ： 將 Bubble 紙 氣 泡 逐 粒 鍊 爆 。

50. 玩 膠 水 ： 將 膠 水 或 白 膠 漿 塗 在 物 件 上 ， 乾 後 成 塊 搣 出 。

51. 玩 筆 盒 ： 同 隔 籬 位 鬥 快 開 晒 筆 盒 機 關 。

52. 爆 「 樽 」 ： 特 登 將 飲 完 的 紙 包 飲 品 吹 脹 然 後 放 在 地 上 ， 大 力 地 踩 爆 佢 。

53. 踩 水 ： 玩 水 花 四 濺 。

54. 煲 蠟 ： 禁 喇 ！ 差 人 拉 呀 ！

55. 沖 廁 ： 屙 尿 時 出 力 射 走 屎 。

Updates...

Have been quite some time since the last time i REALLY drop something here. Well, i'll try to make this short - and be more "reader-friendly" XD

things happened since i last blog (as far as i remember):

1. Concert marathon - enjoyed both of them so much - felt so alive :)
   
   Leon's: Leon's one turned out to be SUPER cool. Enjoyed it so much (although he had a break EVERY TWO songs (no kidding), and filled w/ circus @_@?! hahaha... but enjoyed it so much... haha, i guess afterall i'm a Leon fans!? ha, maybe... OR, i'm just another "Old Cake" :D
   
   Grasshopper's: this one was SUPER CRAZY! well, although jer san fly aeroplane (typical him!) but oh well, had so much fun w/ mag & paul son :) *i just think mag's cousin is a bit too bored!?* hahahahaa... but definitely a crazy concert. Enjoyed it very much (at the end everyone was so high that we even stood up & "shake our butts" - we were sitting 100 seats - i.e. way up at the "peak"! wakakkakakaa.. CRAZY!
   
   
2. Nigeria plane crash on Oct 23 - Flight from Lagos to Abuja - all 117 killed
   
   actually low dai was the first one to tell me about the news - the first thing came into my mind was that I could one of them in the flight! Later i came to know it was a Bellview - which, consider one of the "best" in the local - and of course, to me it's nothing "best" & good about it - even worse than "southern air" in China... hmm....
   
   
3. Sick - sore throat for the whole wk - lymphs under neck is swollen and Dr. said it's a "infection" X_X
   
   
4. Work was a disaster
   I don't even wanna stated this here. I can't believe my "lan" will say something like "hai ah, i don't know English ga".... so childish!!! i mean, i'm childish enough to reply w/ sth like "oh, u don't know english?! one will got fired here if they don't know english woh"...
   
   X_X
   
   *but then, how in the world she doesn't even know the word "hazy"?! so many times i just want to say fxxk off to her!!!
   
   I begin to wonder - do i wanna be in this?
   
   
5. Travel Marathon - all cancelled!
   No more India, no more Shandong - as of today (10/26) Tianjin for next wk, and EU?! who knows!
   
   For better? OR WORSE??????
   
   Alright, i think i've enough abt work, at least for now...
   
   
6. Read Tomato's Wedding Picts - wanna leave a note here.. i mean, there are TONS of picts they took during the wedding - but then, feel kinda weird as:
   
   A. Weird to see both the bride & the groom all dress up - so used to see them w/o ANY make-up & causal clothes like jeans :P
   
   B. SOOO weird to see SOOOO many boilers in the pict - after SOOO many yrs... i mean, even when we were all in Purdue we were never close - and not to mention after graduation... geez... envy tomato can get all the ppl flying from all over the states to come to her wedding (and being part of it)... i wish mine could be lei~ (wait, don't get me wrong, i was just saying i don't think EVEN if ONE day i get marry there'll be so many boilers attending...)
   
   ANYWAY~~ as he said, "the most important thing is, they got married"...
   
   
7. Shopping at Book city in Shenzhen - although stayed only for AN HR - got 4 books! hohohohoho~~~
   
   
8. Weather cools down - Day and night feel the chill~~
   
   
9. Bird Flu EVERYWHERE - EU (Romania, UK...), Asia (China, i think indo/viet too?) and even AFRICA (Mauritus Islands) X_X
   
   
10. Greenspan is resigning... okay, this doesn't really have anything to do w/ me - just that it'll probably take quite some time for me to pick up the new guy's name as the federal reserve head :P
    
    Enough for the past... well, one good thing i found blog is that - it actually track one of the holiday i took from work - which i lost count :P oh well... but then now i begin to wonder - what if blog just - crashed?! there's no back up?!?!?!

Plans for the next wk:

1. TWO AND A HALF DAY FOR WORK *sucks*
2. Halloween at Ocean Park on Sat night!! (shall i dress up!? :P)
3. Man's wedding on Sunday - ha, i'll be one of the sisters (poor brothers!) hahahaha.. but i think it'll be fun
   

Alright, i figure out i can never write a user friendly article - oh what the heck... i just like to blah blah blah - as usual :P

Blog's Comment Site - OUT OF ORDER!!! X_X

i think blogger's comment board has a bug - even i post my comment - the little comment figure on the lower right hand corner of the original post will not update - i.e. no one would know when there's new comment!!! (so i kept thinking there's no new comment)

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......................................

P.S. I was thinking - bloggers, do you know how to "back up" all the articles you posted here in blog - i mean, is there like a extract function from blog to outside world, let's say, in a simple txt version!? what if all of a sudden all these crashed and - no backup?!!?!

**don't tell me to first type in word, and then "Ctrl A, Ctrl C, and Ctrl P" FOR EACH Blog afterward @_@''

Another Test.....

So I'm a Magenta huh.... u think so!? :P

Your Power Color Is Magenta

At Your Highest: You energize yourself and push others to suceed. At Your Lowest: You feel frustrated and totally overwhelmed. In Love: You are suprised by who you attract. You're a love magnet. How You're Attractive: Open and free spirited, people want to explore the world with you. Your Eternal Question: "What is my next source of inspiration?"

What's Your Power Color?

Psy Test: How Weird Are you!?

I guess I ain't really THAT weird!! hahahaha...

You Are 40% Weird

Normal enough to know that you're weird... But too damn weird to do anything about it!

How Weird Are You?

k Marathon...

Just finished my "mini-concert" - yeah, couldn't go to LEON's TONITE - so have my OWN show instead *ROFL*....

went to sing k w/ Paul Son for THREE and a HALF HRS - OH MY GOSH~ i really CAN'T REMEMBER when was the last time for such a LONG MARATHON of karaoke! we were SO SURPRISED that they don't have a TIME LIMIT tonite (maybe b/c it's wkday?!) usually they "kick you out" after 2 hrs you check in.... and we SANG SOOOOOOOOOO many songs!!!

hohoho~~~

Singing k is surely a GREAT way to RELAX - totally forget about whatever/whoever pissed me off sooo bad earlier today at work... oh well, i guess it's just part of life - and that one of the many ways to get rid of the stress from work - another GOOD thing of staying & working here in HK

another reason to go sing k is that biz travels are kicking in.. likely to have less chance for crazy marathon like this in the next month or so! :(

The good thing is - before all the biz trips, "concerts marathon" will start this Sat! Yippee!

materialistic I'm, maybe - but then i'm a happy girl - so why not?! XD

*oh no... my throat starts to hurt* >.<

FW: various quotes from paul son

Got this from Paul Son... wow... i mean, we seldom really talk about our "love" life - i mean, by the time we're physically in one place we're single (even today - what a sad thing?!)

uh..oh.. i start to worry again XD

haha

===
愛情心情小語


《決心》
人的一生有許多難以取捨，困惑不已的鎖事所糾纏著，這時所需的就是斷然的捨棄與明智的抉擇。唯一會限制我們的，是我們自己的決心。

《理由》
逃避不一定躲的過，面對不一定最難過，孤單不一定不快樂，得到不一定能長久，失去不一定不再擁有。
你可能因為某個理由而傷心難過，但你卻能找個理由讓自己快樂。

《失去》
最淒涼最弄人的不是你知道，失去所愛的那一刻，而是你還在徘徊，猶未知道已經失去

《距離》
世界上最遙遠的距離，不是生與死，而是我就站在你面前，你卻不知道我愛你。
(i still remember BIG arguement before whether the above is written by Erica or another HK writer)

世界上最遙遠的距離，不是我就站在你面前，你卻不知道我愛你。而是明明知道彼此相愛，卻不能在一起。
世界上最遙遠的距離，不是明明知道彼此相愛，卻不能在一起。而是明明無法抵擋這股想念，卻還得故意裝作絲毫沒有把你放在心裡。
世界上最遙遠的距離，不是明明無法抵擋這股想念，卻還得故意裝作絲毫沒有把你放在心裡。而是用自己冷默的心，對你妳的人，掘了一條無法跨越的溝渠。

《炫耀》
不愛了，就別向他炫耀，向他炫耀只是代表－－
你還是在意他的想法，你還是對他念念不忘他看到這種窘態，只會深信你從來沒有忘記過他

《句號》
當愛情要完結時，你卻不想畫上句號也不行；當你懷疑是否主動畫上句號時，那表示你根本就拾不得，也沒辦法畫上這個句號；每一段情始終會有句號，句號要來時，你想擋都擋不住

《習慣》
愛情一旦成為了習慣，就會一輩子也擺脫不了的。

《放棄》
放棄一個你很愛的人，並不痛苦；放棄一個很愛你的人，那才痛苦；愛上一個不愛你的人，那是更痛苦。

《寂寞》
別因為寂寞而錯愛，別因為錯愛而寂寞一生。

《後悔》
別等到錯過後才去後悔，別等到失去後才想挽回。

《清楚》
或許只有在離得最遠的時候，才能把曾經走過的那段日子，看的最真確最清楚。

《機會》
人一生有許多的機會，只是看自己是否能把握住。珍惜眼前所看到的，滿足目前所擁有的。 我們常常為了一個機會，而錯失了更多的機會。

《緣》
若是有緣，時間空間都不是距離，若是無緣，終日相聚也無法會意。 凡事不必太在意，
更不需去強求，就讓一切隨緣吧

《思念》
思念總是有不得不收藏起來的時刻，而生命?最捨不得，藏得總是最深，且不讓人知道。

《淡忘》
一個人受到感情的傷害，原本是可以慢慢淡忘的，但如果心?一直念念不忘，就會使其所受的傷害，永遠難以痊癒。

《你的》
該是你的遲早都會是你的，若不是你的即使強留也留不住。

《面對》
不想面對他時，逃避不是一個好方法，但卻是唯一的辦法。

《遺忘》
一個人如果不能學會遺忘，那將是很痛苦的事。別再自尋煩惱，快把痛苦的事窗解了吧

《報復》
最好的報復不是毀掉對方更不是毀掉自己，而是要過的比他幸福和快樂。

《忽略》
人往往都只在乎別人是否關心你，卻常常忽略自己，是否也有關心別人。

Today - another Monday....

felt terrible when the following happened - but then when i think again actually it's kinda "funny" XD

• Spill coffee ALL OVER my NOTEBOOK & MOBILE (touch wood both still function now - but then, smell like CHEAP coffee! yukky)
  
  *and then baby taught me to put my mobile in the "rice container (mic gong)" such that all "moisture" will be absorbed*...
  
  maybe next time eating rice at home will have a flavor of coffee! hahahahaa

• Called a friend to wish him happy birthday before heading to work - but woke him up as he's a "big 6" guy now (so have big 6 holiday (National WEEK)"... although that jerk never calls back as he said (after he "promised in his dream" that he'll call back) but it's alright, still feel good to call him up on his birthday (yearly event - i.e. not more than twice a yr) and that, i'm REALLY over him...
  
  :)

• Feel totally exhuasted after class tonite - seriously i don't know how i'm going to hang on for NINE WHOLE MONTHS - but then, i'm glad that at least i'm committed to something - and that back to the "academic" atmosphere... well kinda...

• Felt terrible after talking to a friend... but then in some sense i'm glad to know how strong she's (and I still remember to see her as my "role model" when i was in school) - even after all these years i still think that it's a right choice of "role model" for me - if i'm 10% as strong & logic as her i wouldn't be whinning anything (esp. here in the blog)... but anyway, glad to have a little chat w/ her...

• had a terrible dream that one of my friends past away~ i don't know what gets into scorpio these days... just worry too much (and getting to a level is TOO TOO MUCH/insane level!) it isn't scorpio!!! what's wrong w/ me?! BUT then i'm glad that it turns out all okay now - i just THINK too much... way way way too much....

anyway, i guess I shouldn't complain anymore.. another good / fresh day waiting for me (and so have to head to bed NOW) :D

P.S. Oh, and not to mention, Pete is LEADING in the All America Mascot Team !!! Have you vote today?! Let's show some school spirits!! XD

typical Sunday

Got up around noon time... hahaha... played Sims until very late last nite... :P

i just don't understand - why living alone won't work out!?

ANYWAY, so this "morning" when i was just relaxing after lunch, chking emails and stuffs - over heard mom on the phone - she called one of her cousin who's in San Francisco... I guess in some sense it's good to know that mom actually "get over" the lost of grandma - i mean, at least she can state the whole thing clamly - must be hard for her. This cousin of her (in Chinese I still need to call her as auntie) - they've grown up together... just like siblings...

glad to know that mom's doing okay.... and it's always interesting to overheard mom talking about me & sis behind our back... hehehehehe :)

Stages... Maybe

there're many stages in life...

at one pt we're all worrying about which secondary school we could get in.... whether we should study science or "liberal arts"... getting into college, dating, graduation, first job, promotion/frustration/uncertain career path ahead...

last yr I felt like I'm "stepping" into the stage which friends/ppl around me getting marry..... all very positively....

but lately I feel like that "positive stage" has phased out - and getting into a stage which friends around are losing their loved ones - their grandma. First was Clem, then my own self... and this wk - 2 more friends...

Maybe we've really "grown up" and not consumed by the emotion as much anymore!? I always had a silly thought when grandma was around - as she's so close to me - and IF one day she's gone I'd felt terrible...

but in reality I was clam - so clam to the level that I was kinda "scared" of myself - and began to wonder starting from when I become such an emotionless person, even to my dear grandma?

It's "weird" that on the flight back from Portland I still feel touched like the first time when I watched Edward Scissorhands; I still feel so attached when I'm listening to Forrest Gump's soundtrack now - all the emotions just come back like when I first watched/listened to it - but then, when it comes to our LOVED ONE - how come we are so "clam"?

maybe b/c we know there'll be a lot of arrangements needed to take care...

maybe b/c we're too busy to think over the whole thing quietly (or we just don't want to stop and REALLY think about it quietly?)

maybe b/c we know we have to be "strong" and give support to the rest of the family and couldn't afford to let each other down...

maybe b/c we know we've to carry on no matter what...

maybe b/c we know they'll always in our heart - just as if they're alive.

maybe b/c we've really grown up...

maybe... maybe I just think too much... as you always said.

maybe I just think of you too much...

*I'm so tired of this game*

so tired of staying awake at this hour

so tired of waking up and turning off my alarm clock before it alarms...

tired of guessing what's in your mind...

tired of wondering if you still CARE,,,

How come...

1. Sleepless in Hong Kong (seattle still sounds better)
2. Head just wanna explode (felt asleep on the couch)
3. Bank said I'm turning in 2 fake US notes (i got it from them??)
4. Typhoon is NOT coming at all (no free holiday)
5. People just can't SPEAK UP and just plain dump (when online on ICQ)
6. People are NOT showing up for 2nd interview (50% is not coming!?)
7. Supplier is shouting at me for cancelling a USD350,000 order (my customer cancelled on me AFTER confirmation!)
8. I feel like vomitting...

i think i just complain too much...

Phone Marathon..

So had a phone marathon during the long wkend - my gosh, I can't believe I can actually talk THAT long these days!!! XD haha, I can't remember when/whom I had such a "phone marathon" last time... hmm... maybe... with Ken?

geez, if that's really the case it was a LONG LONG LONG TIME AGO...

anyhow... sure it's a small world afterall - we never cross each other's life before (even though we call each other "ex-colleague" but then we never stay in the same company during the same time) - and then after we talked and talked - just realize once again what a small world it's - a "miracle", or fate (in Chinese they said it's "yuen") for them to know each other at the first place - and I guess it's also fate to "link" us all together, well, in some sense.

I didn't realize until after the phone marathron that I might have put someone in a difficult situation - and I was blaming the whole situation all along - which I'm so regret now as I should have been more considerate... I thought I know him so well but I guess afterall I don't....

just hope times will heal the wound..

Anyway, grateful to know someone (AT TODAY'S AGE) whom can just talk about ANYTHING ("Sky South Earth North")... ha, maybe it's just easy for Scropio + Gemini to get along??

*er...

WAKAKAKKAKAKAKAKAKAAKAKAKA

Rearranging Bookshelf...

so got to a point that i can no long stand my messy bookshelf (okay, my whole room is actually in a mess) - yet since all books i got during Book exhibition still lying in the bag (yeah, back in JULY!!!) AND that i got a couple books during the trip - so, time to REARRANGE!!

Here's a view for the bookshelf:


5th floor resident - new resident since June - Bucky Badger!


3rd floor resident - just moved in - Benjamin XD


6th & 7th floor residents :)


Almost forget how "fun" it's to spend an evening w/ the bookshelf! hahahahahahahaha Only thing is that i don't have much room for "expansion"... *have already gave up some of the books i've read - and decide not to keep anymore*... hmm.........

Updated Side Bar....

Hey, check out some of the new links I've added on the side bar~~ :)

Phone Bill...

So finally today i got the phone bill - the one i used while on the trip...

my gosh, even more expensive than my "luxury" purse @_@;;;

well, most the bills b/c i've to call home & chk w/ mom if she's doing alright after grandma's gone........

but then, 1/5 of it - SMS - to be specific - international roaming SMS (and 25% is with the SAME AREA CODE).... @_@;;

sigh, made me feel sad again... thought i got over 打孿孔雀石綠 by covering my ears - but probably not enough (or simply didn't cover ALL THE WAY)

X_X''

心痛... really..........

Today is the day...

I got my 1st (if not the ONLY) "luxury" purse - i've to use this like 20 yrs in order to balance out the average cost (to compare w/ the last i've)
hahahhahahaa

Window Shopper I'm...

Got this okcupid test from Mag earlier - was kinda tired by the time i got this but i mean - after all she just being nice and wanna cheer me up! thanks bud! :D and i mean i don't think the result is ALL True - just partly (or i myself isn't true w/ all answer?!)... hmm.. ANHYHOW, it was a fun test *but then i think again and wonder - no GUYS really take Psy test seriously - ESPECIALLY a LONG one - so, how true is it of THEIR result!?*

XDDD

anyway, although it's long but sure it's a fun Psy test - questions & results are... let's put it this way - interesting XD

Here's my result:

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Your results are in!

Loving, hopeful, open. Likely to carry on an romance from afar. You are The Window Shopper.

BEWARE: The Hornivore

CONSIDER: The Gentleman, The Loverboy

Your exact opposite:
The Stiletto
Deliberate Brutal Sex Master
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So Window Shopper I'm... where's my Gentlemen/The Loverboy!? XDDDDDDD

*well, gentelmen/loverboy i don't find.... trapped w/ a Slow Dancer... darn it!*

More Definition at OKCUPID Glossary

Today is the day of Grandma's funeral...

The news came a long time back - when i was still in Detroit (8/22).... hmm.. i guess all i can say is during this time the emotion got kinda buried down - tried to run away as i know how difficult it is for grandma to leave...

Actually i think i did better than i thought for the whole thing today... most of the time i can hold the tears back - i mean, grandma looks very "peaceful"... and her pict is so pretty - i can always remember her warm smile - and for some reason i always remember her bringing lunch for me one day when i was in P.1 - still living in Stanley then - and that she bought lunch for me - but i simply forgot about that and actually went home and had lunch...

sorry, grandma, i never said i'm sorry to stood you up....

I always remember she made the best "9 choi" dumplings, always remember she made the best "fa kei sum + chicken" soup, best "kuo low yuk"... always remember she made dresses for us, knit sweaters for us (and did my knitting / sewing homework for me), and her "red pocket" during Dragon Boat & Mid-Autumn Fest for "chung" & "lantern"....

I know she'll come back to visit me, w/ grandpa, soon, real soon....

I sure miss her a lot...

Ways to kill oneself....

Was checking some of the very old emails - found this i sent out about 2 yrs ago... WOW, eye opening (totally forget about what i've sent b4!)

I've to stop "killing myself".....

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The Key for Dying early - by ah "dan":

1. Skip breakfast - skipping breakfast can hurt stomach easily, which make one feel tired easily, and increase the chances of kidney stone, speed on the process of aging

2. Jogging w/ empty stomach - this will increase the load of your heart & kidney

3. Use boiling water to prepare tea - this will actually destroy the vitamin C in the tea - best temp to prepare tea is 70-80 deg C

4. Don't brush your teeth before bed - this will increase the chance of getting a cold /
pneumonia / lung disease, it can also increase the chance of teeth related disease (and loss your teeth eventually)

5. Don't clean your face before bed - clog your skin which harm skin's health.

6. Use colored chopsticks - some chemicals in their which will cause cancer (shame on me, i've NO IDEA what type of chemicals it had mentioned in the article - Chinese name)

7. "Drink" vinegar when you got fish bone in your throat - this is a Chinese traditional way to "solve' the problem, yet this way cannot only "dissolve" the fish bone, instead it will burn the inner liner of the throat (and cause "shui chung")

8. Use a plastic table cloth

9. Drink strong tea after drunk

May I add pt 10 - not sleeping right & not eating right??

P.S. My English is REALLY BAD - can hardly translate 50% of the article! >.<

lost!

i changed my layout & lost all the links on the right panel!!! >.<

Misunderstanding...

一場誤會 ~Janice

是我敏感誤會戀愛降臨
從未發生 交不出初吻
從來沒有 情人會行近 日落黃昏
誤會你有心 日夜苦惱自尋
想得近 卻遠得過份
無聊像我 無聊當緣份 亦是吸引

Disneyland Hong Kong

Had a great time....

it was kinda hot... but nice that not too many ppl in the park - no long lines!

AND ran into Peter Yip & his girl - ha, seldom talk to him these days - even though we're both in HK now... well, really "yuen" I guess...

Glad to have this opportunity during this time to lighten life a bit........

Quote of the day~~

"There's No Problem in current situation, No Expectation, No problem, Life go on as before..."

~by 打孿孔雀石綠/打九搶

Jet Lag vs. Insomnia

So, I felt asleep at around midnite... and got up at four AGAIN... now I begin to wonder - is it really Jet Lag - or plainly another cycle of insomnia???

sigh... sometimes I don't wanna be "awake" - heart just felt so sore & tired whenever i'm awake - think of this and that... (well, I still haven't really "unpack" my stuffs - yet I don't have no mood for that...)

probably as you always said, I think too much...

then, tell me how to "not think too much"... I want to know how exactly to NOT THINKING about certain thing at all - typical Scorpio, either black or white - no grey or in between. I don't like that.

typical Scorpio I am, once target is there will work for it - regardless of the final turn out - I think I need to set another target such that my energy can be focus again - well, at least one of the good things, I guess, is that I got a raise from work!! let's focus on that, something that i can have a better / easier control....

and one more day to work and I'll go to HK Disney... I think that should do the trick & help forget all about something not necessary to remember in the last 2 wks...

an old signature quote from my hotmail acct:

"The feeling of love starts from the eye and the feeling of like starts from the ear. Therefore if you want to stop liking a person you used to like, all you need to do is cover your ears. If you try to close your eyes, love turns into a drop of tear and remains in your heart forever after. "

Definately closing my eyes now (or, just simply covering my ears??)...

05:50 - well, probably I shall try to get another 1.5 hrs of sleep before heading to work...

feelings at the moment....

我真的受傷了 (國語)

歌手：王菀之 作曲：王菀之
填詞：王菀之 編曲：伍仲衡

燈光也暗了　音樂低聲了
口中的棉花糖也融化了
窗外陰天了　人是無聊了
我的心開始想你了

＊電話響起了　你要說話了　
還以為你心裡對我又想念了　
怎麼你聲音變得冷淡了　
是你變了　是你變了　

燈光熄滅了　音樂靜止了　滴下的眼淚已停不住了　
天下起雨了　人是不快樂　我的心真的受傷了＊

REPEAT＊

我的心真的受傷了

Post Vacation Symdrome

so i'm back, well, for a couple of days already.

feeling terrible... absolutely HATE to fly for anything more than 8 hrs (it took me ELEVEN PLUS to fly from Tokyo to Detroit - i SWEAR i won't go to East coast no more!)... missing grandma so much (she past away when i was in Detroit - Aug 22 US 7+am)... body clock is totally messed up (that includes sleeping time, meal time, WAKE up time)... BIG eye bags (lack of sleep)... lack of couragement to write blog (although flooded w/ different thoughts)... missing the beach (although i won't set my foot on those in HK).... worst experience from Cheesecake factory... love sick (being totally stupid & upset abt this)... missing maggiano's tiramisu... feeling soooo old (seeing other's kids)... super addicted to microwavable macaronni & chesse (want some EXTRA pounds! my gosh!!)... AND GRANDE LATTE every morning (wanna get broke to do the same in HK?!)... computer broke down (for whatever the reason)... don't wanna come to work (yes, i'm at work NOW), super slow at replying work's emails (w/ low/no efficiency)... (oh, and not to mention, WHY in the world NO ONE is tracking the shipment arrival date in the WHOLE COMPANY?!?!?!?!?!)

i think i really have to think twice next time for taking such a marathon vacation. probably it'll be a good idea to take anything LESS than 7 days? or is it the destination/ppl that matters?

acutally all of the above can be "happy" if you see it from the other side.. but then just feel as dark as the cloud outside....

Count Down.....

7 days and 6 hrs I'll be landing in Detroit airport...

No more pre-vacation syndrome - or I should say TOO MUCH pre-vacation syndrome that I want to run away from work JUST NOW (and yes, I'm writing this in the office) :D

*actually I still haven't really confirm any agenda for ANY PART of my trip except the flight schedule - but then I was thinking - why bother? I think I'm just thinking TOO MUCH and everything shall be in order when I'm there - as old Chinese said, "the pier will be "straight" when the boat is there"

XD

FW: 等我有空再愛你

等我有空再愛你

他向來說自己忙，哪有空陪她？其實他有的是時間，只是不肯花在她身上罷了。

大學時代，他總是忙著唸書和社團，好不容易等到寒暑假，他又忙著打工賺錢。那時他家中經濟拮据，唸書和打工是為了獎學金和賺學費。

這些都是事實，也是當理由，她覺得自己應該做個體貼的女友，所以也不強求他花時間在她身上，甚至盡力為他分憂解勞。

畢業後，他和幾個朋友合夥開了一間小公司，她則在出版社找了一份畫插圖的工作。創業維艱，白手起家非常辛苦，所以她不但替他處理家務，還每天送便當和宵夜到公司給他，每次都只是聊兩句就走了，深怕耽誤他的時間。 他的同事們都誇她體貼又得體，將來必定是個賢妻良母；她也有點沾沾自喜，認為自己的付出受到了肯定。

公司的營運終於步上常軌，照理說，他應該有空陪她了，可是他卻說：「 我希望在三十歲以前，有自己的車子和房子，還有足夠的存款，這樣才能安心、沒負擔地結婚 。」 於是他變得更忙、更拼了，就連她送便當到公司去，也常常見不到他。相較之下，她覺得自己像是遊手好閒。

交往五、六年了，她漸漸發覺自己總是在孤單寂寞中渡過，每年的生日、情人節、聖誕節，都是自己一個人和電視機一起渡過。 同事們總笑說她的男友只是個「傳說」，甚至還有朋友懷疑她是否真的有男朋友。

這些日子以來，她的體貼和識大體，除了換來男性朋友們的稱讚，和姊妹淘們的同情之外，什麼也沒有。 於是，她開始對他做出小小的「反應」，但總被他的好言相勸給抑制下來。 「今天的辛苦，是為了明天的幸福啊！」 「兩個人整天黏在一起，反而更快、更容易分手呢！」

情人節，在她萬般請求之下，他才終於答應晚上陪她到陽明山看夜景。 她殷殷期盼了一個多星期，卻因為一通朋友要他去應酬的電話，粉碎了這個夢。再也按捺不住這幾年來的孤單寂寞，她邊哭邊抱怨著、訴說著自己的委屈。「妳以為我喜歡忙嗎？我這麼辛苦，還不都是為了我們的未來！」此話一出，她變得啞口無言。

他不肯放手，而她也還沒準備好離開，可是現狀卻毫無改善。但是不甘願的種子已經在她心裡種下，生根發芽，等待開花結果的一天。 他有工作、有朋友、有應酬，所以他沒有空。 這些她也有，只是她長期選擇待在家裡、守著電話、等待他的來電、讓自己隨傳隨到，而推開了工作和朋友 。 現在，她不想再獨守空閨、癡癡地等他臨幸，不再劃地自限，決心找出自己的一片天。 她不再為他送便當和宵夜，寧可窩在辦公室裡邊啃麵包邊畫插圖，或是想想新點子；她也不再每天按時打電話問候他了，寧可和姊妹淘們喝咖啡、聊是非，或是花時間打扮自己，更添自信。

他漸漸發覺自己忙碌的生活裡，似乎少了些什麼，但總想不出到底是少了什麼。 半個月過去，他才驚覺是少了她。 心血來潮撥了通電話，卻被潑了桶冷水。 「我現在沒空，明天要交稿，我現在要趕稿。」說完，她立刻掛上電話。 他想，她總算有些事情可以忙，就不會常常埋怨他沒時間陪她了...各自忙碌的生活又過了兩、三個月。 這天，他談成一筆大生意，心情正好，想找她慶祝時，卻再度吃了閉門羹。 「我現在沒空，等一下要開會。最近應該也都沒空。」 開會？他從來都不知道她那份悠閒的畫圖工作需要開什麼會。原來她的插圖受到讀者歡迎，出版社打算為她出版一系列的圖畫筆記 書。 又過了一個多月，他終於買了夢想中的新車。 想起和她久未見面，決定開車帶她出去兜兜風。 「我現在沒空，要趕著去新書發表會。」 「我載妳去！」 「不用了，總編輯會送我去，我現在沒空。」

他再也無法忍受了。他們已經兩個多月沒有見面了，每次打電話給她，她總說沒有空，就匆匆掛上電話。 以前的她不是這樣的，這到底是怎麼回事？ 「妳到底還當不當我是妳的男朋友？妳到底愛不愛我？」 「我現在沒空，等我有空再愛你吧！」 按下結束通話鍵，她將手機丟到皮包裡，交給身旁的出版社總編輯，準備走進新書發表會的會場。 「男朋友嗎？」 「不再是了。」 「那麼....簽名會結束後，妳有空嗎？」 「只要你有空，我隨時都有空。」她笑著說。

麥斯威爾咖啡的廣告曾說：「 再忙也要和你喝杯咖啡。」 現在我們的生活是處於忙碌狀態，但是你是否忘了你的另一半呢？

Google Elvin....

So i'd (and someone too) googled my nick before - and now wanna try for my son's turn - but turn out, of course, a REAL name, is not much fun, but here's an interesting stats though:

Elvin

hahhahahahah i love my son :)))) hahahahaha

FW: Why Men are Happier than Women

reading a friend's blog.. and wonder sometimes why so much trouble whenever you're single/in a relationship... anyhow, just wanna post something to lighten up the atmosphere a bit *still depress from last nite's HP reading* which, i mean, i do have to admit some are quite funny :D

cheers girls!!!!! :)

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why men are happier than women


1. We keep our last name.
2. The garage is all ours.
3. Wedding plans take care of themselves.
4. Chocolate is just another snack.
5. We can be president.
6. We can wear a white T-shirt to a water park.
7. Car mechanics tell us the truth.
8. The world is our urinal.
9. We never have to drive to another gas station because this one's just too icky.
10. Same work, more pay.
11. Wrinkles add character.
12. Wedding dress - $5000; tux rental - $100.
13. People never stare at our chest when we're talking to them.
14. The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected.
15. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle our feet.
16. One mood, ALL the time.
17. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat.
18. We know stuff about tanks.
19. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase.
20. We can open all our own jars.
21. We get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.
22. If someone forgets to invite us, he or she can still be our friend.
23. Our underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack.
24. Everything on our face stays its original color.
25. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough.
26. We don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt.
27. We almost never have strap problems in public
28. We are unable to see wrinkles in our clothes.
29. The same hair style lasts for years, maybe decades.
30. We don't have to shave below our neck.
31. Our belly usually hides our big hips.
32. One wallet and one pair of shoes, one color, all seasons.
33. We can "do" our nails with a pocket-knife.
34. We have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache.
35. We can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives, on December 24, in 45 minutes.

HP6 - Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince

So, i'm back...

and 3 wks after it has officially released!? I've finally finished HP6 tonite - yeah, long waited...

so much on the mind now - yet I'm glad that I finished reading it AT HOME and not somewhere in public - "going" to the funeral is like going to A REAL ONE and I just think Rowling doesn't need to put it in such a way - a way that is WAY TOO SAD I think. I don't think it's for kids anymore. I still want to read something that is "live happily and ever after"... sure I hope book 7 will have a better ending (although I think Harry will die to end the story as a whole)....

I think one more part that I feel very touched *other than having a "friend" gone* - is the friendship among Ron, Herminone & Harry. They spend like 5 yrs together (their 6th yr this book)... they started as stranger - just sharing the same compartment in the Hogwart Express.. then pretty much just grow up together, with numerous occasions (of "life & death"), and become such close buddies... but eventually, as in Book 6, you can see their "diverse" life - and eventually, giving out hints, that, Harry, will go on his own in Book 7...

SAD, but so true in reality...

sigh, life is already tough, I HATE reading books that is "realistic"!!!!!!!

Pre-Vacation Syndrome???

Is there such a thing? I have no idea... yet instead of getting happy & excited all I feel now is that I don't really wanna go - all of a sudden...

I mean, it'll be cool to see friends.. but then what's the difference between meeting up and catching up w/ old times - vs. having IM chat / email / letters?

you see? this trip I've planned for OVER A YEAR (one of the events on the agenda has been planned for ten yrs - my high school reunion!) - as a matter of fact I wanted to go back and visit my friends back in April 2004 - when I was still working in ASAT - but then since I changed to current job in Dec 2003 I "delay" this US trip until now - 2005.

I've told my current boss about this trip A LONG TIME BACK - OVER a year!! and I WAS so excited to tell ppl about my plans back to the States, flying here and there.. I don't think i've looked forward to a trip as bad as this one! I WAS excited.....

but then, I don't know, feeling very weird now - in some sense I just can't really imagine it'll be THAT MUCH FUN afterall... I mean, I think it'll be fun in DC/Boise to see friends... but for the rest of the trip... I really have no clue... Maybe I shall go to Texas instead???????

:(

colleagues are so excited for me (and they're also a bit worried as I'll be out of office w/o doing ANY WORK)... friends here around had already asking me when am I going and things like that... I've even prepared some of the souvenir that I'll bring along (prepared a month ago)... but then, the last few days this pre-vacation syndrome is getting a bit... Overwhelmed? I'm afraid i can't finish all the stuffs before I go, worrying about me won't have enough time to obtain the Russian visa for the exhibition I'll go just 4 days after i returned to HK... thinking maybe i should bring my computer w/ me along...

Thinking I should just stay home or head to some exotic pacific islands alone to just RELAX and NOT seeing anyone...

Reminds me of the relax day i had when i visited Ceci last....

Hmm.....

*ppl are really "lori-jin": when don't have vacation complains & complains - while there's one ahead (in less than a month) strange feeling comes up* sigh sigh sigh

Hong Kong Book Fair - July 20-25, 2005

So i went to the book exhibition last Wed (July 20) - it was COOL... i mean, i wish i could have gone again Sat / Sunday nite but then the line was way TOO LONG and figure out it's no chance to revisit this year... anyhow, i didn't get THAT MUCH book - Erica & Cathy's are always on the list, here's the list for the rest:

1. 女法醫宋雨日2 - 黑夜女巫 - 李敏 + 阿圖說力
2. 年尾結婚 - 李敏
3. 凱西勇氣之書 - 凱西 *I just know this can be used as a "fortune telling book"!!* hahaha
4. 因為心在左邊 - 恩佐 (recommended by Maggie)
5. 傻瓜的圍牆 - 養老孟司 (Japanese)
6. 沙士風暴 - 黎明輝
7. 天安門盲點 - 白日見
8. Harry Potter 6 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - JK Rowlings

I didn't really get any English books - although they've some discount (and cheaper than "normal" price) - I think it'll be cheaper if i got it from ebay and pick it up during my trip XDDD Getting HP6 just b/c UK version isn't available from US! hahahahahaa

The 3 hrs spent there (7-10pm) was actually "long" enough to cover Hall 2 ONLY - yekini & i spent less than 20 min in Hall 1 (mainly HK books)! it's a pity that I couldn't go back during the wkend - oh well, save some $$! haha...

I'll probably write a reading comment after i'm done - ha, which will last for quite some time :P

How Annoying!!!!!!!

That people kept sending SPAM MAIL spoiling the details of HP6!!!! RIGHT AT THE SUBJ LINE!!!!!!!!


what in the name of God these ppl have in mind! X_X!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Harry Potter 6

Although it had been released for a while, I was telling myself NOT to get HP6 until AFTER I finish Da Vinci Code...

but then, i went to the book exhibition last nite - and can't resist for not buying - AND, CAN'T resist to start reading it this morning!! :DDDD

hehehehe

Well, I guess it's better to take Da Vinci Code to read on the flight - rather than the THICK HP6 :D

hhehehehee

CD Review - The 1st Complete Collection From Faye Wong

Maybe i'm really getting old - getting "collection series" CD of singers who no longer "active/as popular" anymore - this time is Faye Wong.

"The 1st Complete collection from Faye Wong - 情．菲．得意 " actually I don't like either the English or Chinese title - the English title is way too long (and too ordinary), same as the Chinese title - make one feels the manfacturer didn't put much "heart" on it at all (probably that's the truth). Anyway, back to the collection, it is a 3 CD + 1 DVD combination - being honest i never really watch the DVD whenever it came w/ the CD, but price wise of course it's a value buy. On top of that i don't really have a good collection of faye, so got it last Sat (the proper one of my Faye's is probably Faye's last concert's 2CDs). Out of the 3 CDs I personally like the 3rd one the best. (#5 & #10 are my favorite karaoke songs!) hahahaa

So for those who like Faye's, definately worth to get (I got it at Wan Chai for HKD98)

I still remember when Faye first sings (back then she's know as Wong Ching Man) I don't really like her songs "that much" - as a matter of fact I didn't really "pick up" her songs until... Purdue's time I think?! back in those days we don't have things like mp3 - and only buying CD online once in a while (and mainly Taiwanese/Mandarin songs - and costed like USD12 for 1!! back then!) *my gosh, now you can tell how OLD i'm!!!* hahahahahaha... I first refused to listen to Mandarin songs - until Jacky's "Love Letter". Faye's - I guess I really really like hers... probably after one of the road trips as it's the ONLY CD in the car that was allowed to be played again and again! hahahaha...

instead of feeling bored for listening the same CD for 4-5 hrs - i actually start liking her songs - it's like wine in some sense - u gotta really taste/listen to it.. (and for a long time) before you can really "taste" it....

I always believe music can bring back memories - the memory when you first listened to the songs - the mood, the atmosphere, the location, the ppl around you.... Listening to Faye's bring back the "old" feelings - but at the same time also make me feel glad that "it's over /just the past." Actually listening to old songs of hers bring me the peaceful feeling these days. :)

Loneliness Quotient Quiz...

So I searched this from one of my ex-co-worker's Blog (actually she isn't really my "ex-co-worker" as she start working in my ex-company ~a month after i left. Nevertheless I guess I'm NOT that "unhealthy"! hahahahaa :D chk it out when you've time :D Here's my simplified test result XD

Loneliness Quotient: 40%

Your Personalized Assessment Report:

Your LQ score could be better, but you are certainly not in an unhealthy zone. You should take care, however, to resolve some of the issues that prevent you from achieving a lower score. Your friend issues are one blemish on your situation. Difficulties in this area are having an impact on your loneliness, and this is something that needs improvement. Luckily in your case, your family situation is not causing you any troubles. A positive family situation is definitely helpful. Your romantic life, however, needs work. There is a lot of room for improvement there, and you really need to search for that guy of your dreams. Thankfully you do not have a problem with shyness, so pursuing romantic leads and finding friends will not be as difficult as it might have been. You definitely don't have any major insecurity issues holding you back, so your pursuit of elimating loneliness will not be held back by this potential pitfall.

Take the Loneliness Quotient Test at Dating Diversions

working late...

I practically work until now - okay, i did get a "break" when i took off from work at 20:15 - got home and had dinner until 22:00 - then back to work on my laptop - okay, i was kinda watching TV when i was working but STILL, GEEZ, it's 03:30 now! >.< have done TWO MSDS tonite (Alum sulphate & hydrogen peroxide)... shall have 4 more to go....

My gosh... my eyes are hurting.. GLAd it's FRIDAY tomorrow.. X_X.....

Ceci's Birthday!!!!

Today is my baby sis's birthday - hahaha.. her first birthday of being Mrs. Moats! :P and now having a GREAT time in Vegas!!!

I can't even remember when was the last time I celebrated my sis birthday in person... hmm.. maybe summer 97 in Boise? OR wait........ maybe 98 when I came back to HK? I've NO CLUE... just too long ago...

It was more than 12 yrs since I first "live apart" from Ceci, wow, that's long! yeah, i did stay w/ her a yr when she first stayed in Boise - but it was back in 1996-97... wow, that's really a LONG TIME ago....

wait, i guess it's not THAT FAR when it comes to staying w/ her last time - just last yr when i went to Hawaii for her wedding! I remember we "throw" mom to auntie katherine's so we can spend some time together... heheheheh XD

anyway, sis, Happy 2x Birthday *i'll keep this for you* hahahahaha, i wish i can celebrate your birthday w/ you in person shortly in the future...

:D
P.S. and for the gifts la boh.. hahaha.. come and get it when you're here la.. OH, and of course, not to mention, Happy Birthday to my bro-in-law as well XD I can't believe you guys' birthday is so close to each other :D and hey, this is for Ceci ;D

Time to...

Change the layout :P *well - would be better if they've the same in BLUE*

:)

APM

so today after work & things I went to APM to meet up w/ Gerry - BUT by the SECOND I walked in APM I realized it's A BAD CALL - it was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CROWDED!!! my gosh!!!! i can't believe it's so much ppl - as much as in Mongkok!?!?!?

"Oh that's right - it's WEEKEND"! :(((((


And since I know Gerry MUST BE LATE I bought Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (after finishing Angels & Demons during the last trip) and then got a Hazelut Latte and sat comfortably in Starbucks - overheard a "couple" (i'm sooo sure they're a gay couple!) next table planning a trip to Vegas - i just CAN'T resist to tell them they don't have to plan for a USD200/nite budget for hotel only! my gosh!

hahaha.. i think they must feel very disturbed of me overhearing them AND actually tell them to budget less.

XDDDDDD

It was great to met up w/ Gerry.. haven't met for.. like a month?! so much to catch up... seems like we just need to go through ALL the things happened in the last century! hehehe... although the Thai dinner isn't really THAT good and I didn't get the shirt I wanna get...

Oh well, maybe it was meant to be that I shouldn't get it at the very beginning.

Anyhow, still a great day I would say :) I'll just make sure I won't go to APM during wkend / holiday as much as I can!!

London Terrorist Attack...

Reminds me of 911 - I know I must sound crazy as I wasn't EVEN in the States when 911 happened - but whenever i thought about it it just made me feel so sick and uncomfy... I feel blessed that all of my friends near the scene are alright - I just can't forget how frustrated on Sept 12, 2001 early morning here in HK when ALL the lines to NY/DC/anywhere in the States were totally jammed - and I just couldn't turn the TV off and stayed for the whole nite...

why all these are happening?! :((((

Next Trip

So I just landed in HK... for almost 36 hrs - and i'm already SOOO EXCITED for my next trip - the LONG WAITED/PLANNED LEISURE trip to the States in Aug that is!! hahahahahhahaa

well, actually I wasn't "as excited" b/c I thought I need to go to Nigeria right before the trip (that is I will be in HK only a few days in Aug) but then TODAY confirmed w/ BOSS that i can cancel my trip to Nigeria in Aug - HOW WONDERFUL!!! hahahahhahahahaha... well, of course, my boss's (and mine too!) travelling plan change and change and change until the last minute - but man, i'm sOOOOO READY that I'm NOT going to Nigeria! AND the good thing is that I can pretty much stay in HK for the next 1.5 month! how nice :DDD i'm ALREADY PACKING for things that I will bring to the States! hahahahahhahahaa

hehehehehe one can tell i'm soooo excited about this - ha, just like Ceci saying about her excitment of her Vegas trip - except that her trip is only next wk (while mine is 1.5 MONTHS later) XDDD

hehehehe

Another thing that REALLY get me so "hyper" is getting all the emails from my friends - i've confirmed my ticket so sent them out my itenary - I guess my schedule is pretty much SET! :D OH, and not to mention, my cousins (whom i haven't see FOR AGES - i mean AAAAAGES!!) they're ALLL Planning to come back to HK for a BIG family reunion some time next yr~ wow, that would be fun - seeing them after so many yrs, TOGETHER w/ their kids!! OH, and maybe my sis too! I'm SO sure it'll be a SUPER COOL COUSINS reunion! hahaha.. you know how CRAZY I'm when it comes to REUNION :D

Although today is the first day at work after my last 10-day trip (and it was a NIGHTMARE - i just haven't chk my mail since last Thurs but how come there's more than 500 new emails?!!??!) @.@ my trip report also taken longer than i thought - i had only finished 3 days' report (still have 4 more days to go)... geez, i've to get that done BEFORE my boss go on holiday this thursday....

Always rush rush rush, as Ceci said about HK ppl.... geez, but it's alright - afterall i know it worth it - whenever I think of THE TRIP planned a yr back! :P

hehehe

P.S. and you can tell i'm still "living" in the Nairobe (Kenya's) time zone - it's 10:37pm there now - 5 hrs "behind"HK time :P

Japanese food!!! :P

gosh, i had THREE japanese meals in 2 days! (yesterday lunch w/ Martin, then dinner w/ Dave & tonite dinner w/ mom!!

not that i'm a big fan of Japanese food - never am - just happened :P

Actually i was so happy dave can squeeze out some time to have dinner together - i can't even remember when was the last time we've dinner together! We used to go out for fine dining sooo often that i'd refer him as my "eating buddy"....

but then he head off study in US... starting his biz... this and that, seldom see each other anymore... but still cool to get together once in a while :)

at least we can break through the official generation gap limit (MORE than 1 generation gap between us!) hahahahahahaha.. oh what can i say, i'll just say that he's too MUTURE for his age (i'm NOT going to say that i just feel young..)

hehehehehehehee

dinner w/ mom tonite - pretty much b/c i'll be heading off tmr... she loves that jap rest in Wan chai, kinda like our "default rest" whenver we're out... food is nice...

anyway..... just finished packing... geez.. i forgot to bring my ticket w/ me - so i would probably need to go back to the office before chking in

>.<

better go and get some sleep while i can...

H2O2

Hydrogen Peroxide, needed in many chemical process, can also be used as bleacher/disinfector in household scale...

so, i fell pretty bad today.... and after packing (dusty task!) i need to clean my wounds REALLY good - i really don't wanna get any weird infection during my stay in Africa.... so I got the H2O2 that sat in the cabinaet forever to "disinfect" myself... geez, that hurts - yet, i think it hurts less than I thought - at least less than I remember!!

Is it b/c i grown up so my tolerant level grows? I can't remember when was the last time i use H2O2 to "disinfect" wounds... must be when i was young - when forced by dad. I remember it was terrible.. (and i don't know whether it REALLY help!!)

Nevertheless there's no choice back then.. and tonite I chose to do the same thing i used to do - and figure out it wasn't "as bad"...

anyhow.. i'm sooooo not ready for tmr's trip.. *sigh* i hopefully the flight tmr nite won't be full so i can sleep through...

P.S. actually now i think again it didn't hurt as much is probably b/c that H2O2 is totally expired - as it's consider to be "reactive" most of the "O" will loss to air if it contact w/ air too long... hahaha.. so i don't think my tolerance level has really gone up - just that the H2O2 itself isn't as reactive/effective as it supposed to be XDDD heeheheee